Demonstration and Evaluation of Inhabited Television
We introduce the concept of Inhabited TV the public deployment of collaborative
virtual environments, coupled with conventional broadcast TV, so that on-line
audiences can participate in TV shows within shared virtual worlds.
We describe three early examples of Inhabited TV which between them demonstrate
a range of different approaches to participation in on-line TV shows and which
utilise a variety of underlying technologies.
These early experiences provide valuable insights into the key issues in Inhabited
TV. These include: difficulties in on-line performers successfully engaging
an audience of on-line inhabitants; the difference in pace between action
within a CVE and that required for broadcast TV; the need for better control
of virtual cameras; and making the use of awareness management techniques
more intuitive.
We present the design of a gameshow called Out of this World that will be
staged in September at ISEA'98 and that will attempt to address these
issues.
Authors: Steve Benford (Nott), Claire-Janine Brazier(Illuminations),
Chris Brown (Nott), Michael Craven (Nott), Chris Greenhalgh (Nott), Jason
Morphett (BT) and John Wyver (Illuminations)
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